This Friday, June 8, marks the annual Central Auto Racing Boosters (CARB) Night at the Lakeside Speedway in which current CARB members receive free grandstand admission to enjoy a great night of racing, plus a lot of activities and stuff for the young race fans.

Don't forget, all times are one half-hour later this week due to the forecasted high temperatures (see times and prices below).

CARB’s goal is to promote interest in and understanding of the sport of circle track auto racing among the general public and to induce cooperation between fans, the general public, and to encourage better sportsmanship at the race tracks.

According to a recent CARB announcement: “Friday at Lakeside Speedway is CARB Night at the races, which means our Sparkplug's Kid's Club will be racing our derby cars for points! Please bring your car or let someone at the derby track know that you need to borrow one of our house cars to race! We have a derby program that determines our heat races so don't forget to come check in as soon as you get there so we can add your name to the lineup list. Good luck to all our Sparkplug members on your first derby race! Don't forget that Sparky our mascot will be there and we will be giving away prizes and more!”

CARB Night race divisions include USRA Modifieds, USRA Stock Cars and USRA B-Mods, plus Grand Nationals, E-Mods and Four-Cylinders as guest class. If 20 or more Four-Cylinders start the feature, their purse is going to be doubled.

Pit gates open at 5 p.m., spectator gates open at 5:30, the drivers meeting is at 7, hot laps begin at 7:15 and racing starts at 8 p.m. Adult general admission is $12, seniors (65+) and Military are $10. Kids ages 12 and under get in for free. Suite seating is $20 with kids ages 2-12 just $10. For pit passes, adults are $30 and kids ages 6 and under are $10. There are also Family Packs available for $30 which include two (2) adult general admission tickets and two (2) kids tickets. Kids also get a coupon for two (2) hot dogs and two (2) Kool-Aid jammers.

Kids, don’t forget, if you're 12 years old or younger you get in for free. Come meet CARB's Kids’ Mascot "Sparky the Spark Plug" this Friday night.

Speaking of championship points races. Lakeside Speedway made the announcement during the off-season about the championship points fund for drivers with a guaranteed points fund in all divisions. The speedway wishes to remind drivers they must race in at the very least 75% of the weekly races at Lakeside Speedway to be eligible for prize monies. Additional details regarding the points fund may be found at www.lakesidespeedway.net under the Rules/Forms link from the top of the page. Once the link is activated, scroll down to the first item under “Forms.”